Where does “شكلي” come from?

شكلي (Tunisian Arabic) comes from Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl tzictli.

شكلي (Tunisian Arabic): bubble gum, chewing gum

Definitions

  1. bubble gum, chewing gum

Ancestry of “شكلي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchiclechewing gum; chicle
2Nahuatltzictli—
Every word from Nahuatl tzictli →Every word from Spanish chicle →